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5 Things I Wish I knew At The Start | Blogging

Over the time that I have been blogging I have learnt a few things that really help to make a blog look better and get more attention. Some of these I have seen in other blogs and some I have found myself along the way. I thought today I would tell you guys a few tips that I wish I knew when I first started blogging.

A little goes a long way - Posts don't have to be paragraphs long with super super detail. I love reading bullet point posts and lists.

Labels are important - These help people who search for a specific topic find your post which means more page views

The blogging community isn't scary- I didn't start taking part in the blogging community until recently because I didn't know if I really fitted in, but since I have I have met so many lovely people and gained some lovely followers so don't be scared to put your self out there.

Add properties to your photos - By copying your labels into the Properties tab on your photos, when someone searches a topic your photo can appear leading them to your blog which means more page views

You can post as much or as little as you want - Some times I can feel like I need to post more frequently because all of my favourite bloggers do but if you gave a good following, it won't matter how often you post they will still be there to read them.

I have learnt a lot since I first started blogging 3 years ago and now that I am in the full swing of it frequently trying to up my blogging game so I am sure I am going to learn even more. Feel free to comment anything you wish you knew at the start!

I wish I had known all of this too! But after a few months of blogging I feel like you realise lots very quickly. I started blogging about two years ago too, and have learnt so much but I feel like I have a lot more learning to do!Ottilie | O is for Ottilie

I wish I had known that once you replace your .blogspot.com subdomain with a purchased domain, you can't change it again (without a lot of hassle). This means making sure you love your blog name and domain is super important!